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Lindsey Ann
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Quick background. Took official GMAT last October and scored 670 (I forget the exact scores but Quant was 50th percentile and verbal was 95th, for an overall 84th percentile). I was pretty disappointed by this, being that I had studied with Manhattan Gmat and a tutor for about 4 months pretty seriously, focusing mainly on Quant. I figured that it was just a bad combo of nerves/timing, so I knew I would retake eventually.
After the test I started a new demanding job, moved, and found myself knowing that I would need to approach my retake. Still feeling dejected and pretty clueless regarding how to improve my score when I had killed myself the first time around, I decided to try a new program out. So, I went with Knewton, mostly due to reading favorable reviews on this site and also the 50+ plus score improvement guarantee. I started the program about 2 months ago and was hit with my first blow: 550 on the diagnostic (35Q, 32V). Deciding that maybe the lay out of these tests was different than I was used to (and maybe I was a bit rusty), I worked through the program.
I work a lot of hours... so I've been trying to knock through the program by doing about 2.5hrs every week night and about 5 hours each on Saturday and Sunday. Despite feeling overall "good" while I'm completing HWs and Lessons, rarely scoring below 85% accuracy, my practice tests have ROYALLY sucked.
Here is my breakdown, following the diagnostic: (600, 41Q 32V; 600, 37Q 37V; 580, 35Q 37V). I just completed the third CAT, and I'm pretty much ready to jump out a window.
On my very FIRST GMAT Prep CAT about 2 yrs ago before I even knew how DS really worked, I scored a 530. All through my Manhattan GMAT CATs my first time around I scored between 650 - 720. I understand that maybe I'm a bit "rusty" this time around but really? I'm back in the 5s? Is it me, is it Knewton? Is it some awful combination of the two?
My exam is in exactly 2 weeks. I guess I need a last minute hardcore cram approach - though the word "cram" feels like a bad joke given all the time, energy and money I've invested in this process over the last 2 years. I was originally targeting 720+ given my history, but after these CATs I'm wondering if I will even break 6?!
Please, experts, anyone out there give me advice on what to do these next 2 weeks. I can go back and re-do all the Knewton HWs, extra quizzes, etc. I can re-do my Manhattan CATs. I can work through OG. I can do some crazy mixture of all of these things. All I know is that if I don't improve from 670 (even a little bit!) I will be extremely disappointed and embarrassed. HELP!
Thank you,
Lindsey
After the test I started a new demanding job, moved, and found myself knowing that I would need to approach my retake. Still feeling dejected and pretty clueless regarding how to improve my score when I had killed myself the first time around, I decided to try a new program out. So, I went with Knewton, mostly due to reading favorable reviews on this site and also the 50+ plus score improvement guarantee. I started the program about 2 months ago and was hit with my first blow: 550 on the diagnostic (35Q, 32V). Deciding that maybe the lay out of these tests was different than I was used to (and maybe I was a bit rusty), I worked through the program.
I work a lot of hours... so I've been trying to knock through the program by doing about 2.5hrs every week night and about 5 hours each on Saturday and Sunday. Despite feeling overall "good" while I'm completing HWs and Lessons, rarely scoring below 85% accuracy, my practice tests have ROYALLY sucked.
Here is my breakdown, following the diagnostic: (600, 41Q 32V; 600, 37Q 37V; 580, 35Q 37V). I just completed the third CAT, and I'm pretty much ready to jump out a window.
On my very FIRST GMAT Prep CAT about 2 yrs ago before I even knew how DS really worked, I scored a 530. All through my Manhattan GMAT CATs my first time around I scored between 650 - 720. I understand that maybe I'm a bit "rusty" this time around but really? I'm back in the 5s? Is it me, is it Knewton? Is it some awful combination of the two?
My exam is in exactly 2 weeks. I guess I need a last minute hardcore cram approach - though the word "cram" feels like a bad joke given all the time, energy and money I've invested in this process over the last 2 years. I was originally targeting 720+ given my history, but after these CATs I'm wondering if I will even break 6?!
Please, experts, anyone out there give me advice on what to do these next 2 weeks. I can go back and re-do all the Knewton HWs, extra quizzes, etc. I can re-do my Manhattan CATs. I can work through OG. I can do some crazy mixture of all of these things. All I know is that if I don't improve from 670 (even a little bit!) I will be extremely disappointed and embarrassed. HELP!
Thank you,
Lindsey
